The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-12-01
GRAND Jury pResEN1mExTs.
First Week November Term Cobb Superior
Court.

First Week November Term Cobb Superior
Court.
To the Honorable Superior Court of Cobb
County. We the Grand Jurors chosen and
sworn for the first week November term OF
sail court beg leave to submit following gen
eral report:
We have through our committee examin
ed the books and records of the various
county officers, Justices of the Peace, pub
lie works, public buildings, &c, with the
following results
We have examined and find that the Or.
binary has paid out as per vouchers of his
report for county purposes, $2246. &c; for
roads and bridges, $2062 81, for aims house,
$55l.l6 outside aims house for paupers
Sl2 90, making total of $4s7l. 90. We also
find the office and books OF the Office cor
rectly kept
We find the County Treasurer has receiv-
ed since making his annual report Janu-
airy 10th, as required By law to the Ordi-
..."........ 1870 62
+ d per vouchers, ....... $676l 10
Commissions, ............. l73 25 1894 40
Balance on hand, ....... ..............$436 %
After careful examination of the books
of the Clerk, W. R. Montgomery, we find
all his accounts accurately kept and his
books in good order We commend him
tor his promptness and efficiency in attend
ing to the duties Of his office.
We find the Sheriffs books kept in a neat
and business like manner and all moneys
collected by him properly accounted for.
Inmates of the Aims House, white IA; col
ored, 3. They say they are well cared for
in every particular We find on hand, ear
corn 200 bushels fodder 1900 bundles; for
age oats, mlllet, cut corn, pea hulls n tons
shucks about tons; sweet potatoes l6O
bushels, turnips 60 bushels, peas so bush
els cotton seed l20 bushels bought, and 200
bushels produced on the farm, 1000 pounds
pork, $50 pounds cabbage, kraut 600 lbs,
stock hogs IA, two mules and wagon, farm
|
tie, stock all in good condition, 4 bales OF
cotton sold $l73 68 paid out $l7l IS, bal
ance on hand 81 SO Buildings all in ordi.
nary condition
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We find the court house and Jail in good
repair, except a small portion of the pas
tering in the court room, which has fallen
off and the back steps to the court house in
bad condition, which we recommend be re-
paired and also recommend that the chin.
ney to the Jail be repaired by plastering
Books of the Justices of the Peace and
Notary's Public are neatly and correctly
kept according to law
The Tax Receivers books are neatly and
correctly kept and the enlarged amount Of
property given in manifests care and dill
gence on his part, showing an increase ovel
last year amounting to $l845 48; total tol
this year being $40, 3j3 90.
The Tax Collectors books show amount
collected up to November 2lst IS, la OF
Paid County Treasurer,.$2, 400 90
Paid the State, ........." 1000 90
Paid Tax Receiver,...... 48l Ii
$4,S8l l3
The Ordinary of our county having refer.
red the matter of assisting the county OF
| Eultnp IN r;ld;n,, A br;d,,o ooroe, ,ho rbo.
tahoochee river, between Marietta and At
lanta, and the Commissioners Of Fulton
county, having come before our body on
the subject, and after mature deliberation
of the matter by our body, we are constrain-
ed to decline TO recommend our Ordinary
making any appropriation for said bridge,
as we do not think it is OF such importance
or interest to our county as to burden our
people in the way of taxes
PUBLIC ROADS.
The public roads of the county are in bet.
Their condition than we have ever known
J them before. Sign boards at the forks of
the roads are up as are also mile posts The
road running across from Powder Springs
road to the Sandlown road needs cutting
out part of the way and we recommend that
it be done at once
We recommend that j. l.. CAN'T be an
pointed Notary Public and Ex-Oficio J. ?.
in and for the seth District of said county.
We, also, recommend that Benjamin Bull
ard be appointed Notary Public and Ex.
Ofticio j, P, in and for the s95th District
| of said county.
We recognize the fact OF the efficient ser
vices shown this body by His Honor Judge
Brown We tender our thanks to the So
licitor General and other officers of the
court for their efficient services rendered
We recommend that these general present
ments be published in the MARIETTA jour
NAL.
WILLIAM L. CRAWLING, Foreman.
Alonzo II. Talley, William j. Clay
Melvin j. Abbott, Alexander Mable
Pinkney ). Power, Howard c. Howell,
Joseph L Camp, Charley A. Kemp,
John X. Ward, Thos. J. Lunsford
John s Reynolds, Andrew I. Hill,
James l.. Hughes Jno r. Latmer
Geo NJ McElwreath, James H. Kemp.
Jno. W. Rakestraw, John p Boring,
Milton I. McClesky, John A. Booth,
Robert W. Perkerscn, Daniel Reed
Whereupon i is ordered that the above
and foregoing presentments be published as